.TH MKTEXMF 1 "30 January 2020" "TeX Live" "User Commands"
.\"=====================================================================
.if n .ds MP MetaPost
.if t .ds MP MetaPost
.if n .ds MF Metafont
.if t .ds MF M\s-2ETAFONT\s0
.if t .ds TX \fRT\\h'-0.1667m'\\v'0.20v'E\\v'-0.20v'\\h'-0.125m'X\fP
.if n .ds TX TeX
.ie t .ds OX \fIT\v'+0.25m'E\v'-0.25m'X\fP for troff
.el .ds OX TeX for nroff
.\" the same but obliqued
.\" BX definition must follow TX so BX can use TX
.if t .ds BX \fRB\s-2IB\s0\fP\*(TX
.if n .ds BX BibTeX
.\" LX definition must follow TX so LX can use TX
.if t .ds LX \fRL\\h'-0.36m'\\v'-0.15v'\s-2A\s0\\h'-0.15m'\\v'0.15v'\fP\*(TX
.if n .ds LX LaTeX
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.SH NAME
mktexmf \- create a Metafont source file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mktexmf
.I font
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.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive.  The complete
documentation for this version of \*(TX can be found in the info file
or manual
.IR "Kpathsea: A library for path searching" .
.PP
.B mktexmf
is used to generate the \*(MF source file for
.IR font ,
if possible.  For example,
.I ecrm1200
or
.IR cmr11 .
.PP
The name of the generated file is printed on standard output.
.PP
.B mktexmf
is typically called by other programs, rather than from the command
line.
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.SH OPTIONS
.B mktexmf
accepts the following options:
.TP
.B --help
Print help message and exit.
.TP
.B --version
Print version information and exit.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR mktexpk (1),
.BR mktextfm (1).
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.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to: tex-k@tug.org (https://lists.tug.org/tex-k)
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